Given:
Time = 4 hours
Distance = 240 miles
To find:
The speed or the rate mile per hour for Mrs. Rice's drive.
Solution:
We know that,
[tex]Speed =\dfrac{Distance}{Time}[/tex]
On substituting the given values, we get
[tex]Speed =\dfrac{240}{4}[/tex]
[tex]Speed =60[/tex]
Therefore, the speed or rate is 60 mile per hour for Mrs. Rice's drive.